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Equipment market finding stability after volatile swings
After several years of dramatic highs and lows, the farm equipment market may finally be starting to stabilize. Corey Nordhausen with AgDirect says it doesn’t take much of a look back to see just how quickly conditions changed. That surge in demand created tight supplies across the countryside, but it didn’t last forever. As the market corrected and inventory worked its way back through the system, many began to wonder where things would ultimately settle. Nordhausen says now, the market is...
2023 Farm Bill will likely be evolutionary, not revolutionary
With the current lame duck session, the 2023 Farm Bill process has been put off until the new year. Will Stafford, CHS Washington representative, said the writing process should pick up again at the beginning of the year.Stafford said they likely won?t make any huge...
Vilsack announces second round of funding for USDA?s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program
Recently, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the second round of project funding under USDA?s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. Vilsack explained how the second round of funding is different from the first.?We realize that we needed to have smaller...
McKinsey & company release global farmer survey results
Despite economic disturbances, high crop prices are giving farmers around the world cause for cautious optimism, according to a new survey. Global consultancy McKinsey & Company this week released the results of its global survey of 5,500 farmers from nine countries....
Double-Check the new National Broadband Map
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its National Broadband Map. Emily Buckman, Director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the new map shows location-specific information about the availability of broadband...
Conservation agronomists helping farmers to implement conservation practices
More farmers have adopted conservation practices and techniques on their farming operations in hopes of improving water quality, lessening soil erosion, or just improving efficiency on their farm. Ben Porepp, a conservation agronomist with the Iowa Soybean...
Bayer premium TriVolt herbicide ready for full product launch in 2023
Bayer received good news in early 2022 that its newly developed premium, pre-selective herbicide TriVolt had been granted registration by the EPA. That led to many trial runs during the 2022 growing season.After receiving EPA approval in early 2022 for its new TriVolt...
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Senator Grassley visits the Iowa State Fair
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently stopped by the IARN tent at the Iowa State Fair and was asked if he thinks the farm bill will be completed before the end of the year.Senator Grassley has also been involved in recent efforts to introduce a...
Farm credit continues strong support for beginning farmers
Farm Credit continued its strong support for beginning farmers during 2022. That was detailed in a report at the Farm Credit Administration’s Board meeting where it issued the annual report on the Farm Credit System’s lending to young, beginning, and small farmers....
August WASDE creates mild reaction in the grain markets
If we’ve learned anything from this year’s WASDE reports, it’s that you always have to be prepared for the unexpected. More often than not, the estimates turn out to be mostly accurate, and that was the case with this month’s report. Looks can be deceiving, though, as...
The importance of increasing traceability in the pork industry
Increasing traceability in the pork industry protects Iowa pork producer profitability. The National Pork Producers Council is developing a resolution to adopt updated Swine Traceability Standards. NPPC President Scott Hays said it’s all about filling...
Showing at the Governor’s Steer Show is an honor for the kids
One of the highlights that we focus on at the beginning of the Iowa State Fair is the Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer show, which raises money for the Ronald McDonald Houses in Iowa. This year will be the 41st show. The kids that are chosen to show a steer with their...
